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* Masami Eiri attempts to engineer an apotheosis for himself in ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]'' by running the [[Gods Need Prayer Badly]] trope backwards in a form of [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]] -- if a sufficient number of people ''believe'' he is a god, he ''will'' be. Sadly, he didn't count on Lain.

* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'': {{spoiler|Madoka makes her wish to erase Witches before they are even born. By doing this, she becomes a goddess who prevents Magical Girls from turning into Witches in the past, present, and future.}}

* In ''[[Records of Ragnarok]]'', Alcides was a human who stood up to the Gods when they would punish humanity with Ares and his army. He called them out on their self-righteous nature and wagered his life to oppose them by drinking ambrosia. After drinking the entire jar, he was put through immense pain but survived and became a demigod. He wiped out the divine army and fought Ares to a standstill but was stopped by Zeus. Zeus then offered Alcides godhood. The demigod accepts if the gods promise they will never harm humanity again. Zeus then says he will accept if Alcides leads humanity towards righteousness. The demigod agreed, and he protected humankind. After he died, he had to complete 12 labors and become a god. During Alcides' ascension ceremony, Zeus gave him the name Heracles after his wife, Hera.

** Gautama Siddhartha was a prince of Nepal who was prophesized that he would become a great and respected leader who would become the greatest among humanity, destined to rule the world. He met his distant relative, King Jataka, who ruled his nation to prosperity but became bedridden with a terminal illness. The prince expressed how Jataka was fortunate to have led an extraordinary life. However, Jataka disagreed because he had yet to see the vast outside world. During the king's funeral, Siddhartha recalled his conversation and began questioning his life. Siddhartha realized his life was like Jataka, where his will and fate were dictated by others since his birth. This realization leads to him attaining enlightenment and abstaining from his royal life. He traveled alone, where he opposed harmful religions and gathered followers, where he found his own religion, Buddhism. He became known as the Buddha, continuing to ease people's suffering and guiding them to enlightenment while becoming a God.

* In ''[[Future Diary]]'', twelve people are selected for a [[Battle Royale]] to the death that will decide who will become the next God of Time and Space due to Deus dying soon, which means the end of the universe. {{Spoiler|Yukiteru becomes the winner and becomes the victor. Yuno becomes Deus' successor in an alternate universe but by choice rather than the battle royale.}}

* In ''[[RahXephon]]'', {{spoiler|Ayato Kamina fuses with the titular mecha/entity and he becomes a being that can alter reality such that Mu never even existed in the first place.}}